Orthopedics / TJR

Tallahassee (Fla.) Orthopedic Clinic now provides robotic arm-assisted total and partial knee replacements using Stryker's Mako SmartRobotics application, according to a Jan. 31 Tallahassee Democrat article.

Surgical Care Affiliates' Pocono Ambulatory Surgery Center recently performed a total hip arthroplasty, the first to be done by a Surgical Care Affiliates ASC in Pennsylvania.

Atlas Healthcare Partners' Banner Surgery Center-Thunderbird in Glendale, Ariz., recently performed its first total knee replacement and first partial shoulder replacement on the same day, Atlas said Jan. 26.

Below are 10 physicians performing total joint replacements at ASCs:

The ASC landscape has changed dramatically over the last several years, and the most significant shifts and growth have emerged since 2019. In decades past, patients and insurance providers remained reluctant to pursue surgical procedures in an outpatient setting. Now,…

Providence Anesthesiology Associates completed 1,135 same-day total joint replacements at freestanding ASCs in 2021.

Here are 10 physicians who perform outpatient total joint replacements:

Robotic-assisted total knee replacements appear to be more expensive and time-consuming than those performed without robots, according to a study published Dec. 21 in The Journal of Arthroplasty.

Southaven, Miss.-based OrthoSouth Surgery Center physician Andrew Wodowski, MD, performed the area's first robot-assisted total knee replacement, DeSoto County News said Dec. 14.

Over the past several years, patients have become more aware of high inpatient treatment costs, the risk of hospital infections, and the availability of reputable outpatient surgery centers.